Jewish leaders in Chicago call attention to rise in antisemitism

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft speaks over Zoom during a news conference at Chicago City Hall on May 24, 2023. Local Jewish leaders and allies introduced a resolution to declare May as Jewish American History Month in Chicago.

Antisemitic hate crimes have risen across the city from eight in 2021 to 38 in 2022, according to Chicago Police Department data. In the last year, antisemitic incidents rose 44% across the Midwest and more than doubled in Illinois, according to the Anti-Defamation League.After many aldermen rose in support of the resolution, Mayor Brandon Johnson praised the Jewish American community’s contributions to Chicago.

“I wouldn’t believe that we’ve seen neo-Nazis raising swastikas and demonstrating,” Kraft said via Zoom. “This is the United States of America, in 2023. There’s no room for hate.” One major concern is that the hate is changing “hearts and minds,” Goldenberg said. Antisemitic attitudes are rising across the country at the fastest rate in decades, he added.

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